After World
War II

Sobel returned to the United States after the war, and worked as
an accountant before being recalled to active duty during the Korean War.[7] He
remained in the Army
National Guard, eventually retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He was later married,
and had two children.[8]

In the late 1960s, Sobel shot himself in the head with a
small-caliber pistol.[9]
The bullet entered his left temple, passed behind his eyes and
exited out the other side of his head. This severed his optic
nerves and left him blind.[9]
He was later moved to a VA assisted-living facility in Waukegan,
Illinois. Sobel resided there for his last seventeen years
until his death due to malnutrition on September 30, 1987.[9]
No services were held for Sobel after his death.[9]